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A. L. SEDBROOK.

COW YOKE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24, I917- RENEWED FEB. 13, l9l9.

Patented May 20, 1919.

2 SHEETS-*SHEET I UNITED STATES PATENT crimes. 1

I I snide Rook, or G LTRYQOKLAHOM Q Application filed May 24,1917, Serial No'. 170,685.

The primary object of the invention is tlie" provision of a yoke which will prevent the animal to which the same is applied from either jumping over a fence, climbing over the same or crawling beneath the same.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a yoke which will be comparatively simple and inexpensive to manufacture, reliable and eflicient in use, and readily operated, it being understood in this connection, that various minor changes in the specific details of construction can be resorted to within the scope of the appended claim without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

WVith the above and other objects in view the present invention resides in the novel features of construction, formations, combinations and arrangements of parts to be hereinafter more particularly described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming a part of the present application and in which;

Figure 1 is a view illustrating a cow in side elevation having the yoke applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a similar view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4: is a front elevation of the yoke removed; and

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 55 of Fig. 4.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by corresponding characters of reference throughout the several views, the numeral 6 designates in general the yoke constructed in accordance with the present invention and which is applied to a cow 7, for the purpose of illustration.

This yoke 6 comprises a pair of side mem bers 8 which are substantially parallel and have their upper ends brought together as 1 spafi of etaj eta Patented May 20, 1919.

Renewed February-13,1919. Serial No. 276,866.

at 9 forming a support adapted to rest upon the shoulders 10 of the cow. From the support 9 .the material comprising the yoke is brought upwardly in spaced contracted parallel relation as at ll and has its upper terminalcurved slightly forward as shown at 12 forming a pivotal connection with the movable rod 13 which is connected thereto. 8

The upper end of the support 9 is braced by awire loop 14 whichhas its inner ends sharpened to produce prongs 15 for a purpose to be later explained. The rod 13 has its lower end slidably engaged between the prongs 15 and sharpened as at 16. When the cow or the like to which the yoke is applied attempts to crawl under a fence, the members 11 will engage the latter tilting the upper end of the yoke rearwardly and cansing the prongs l5 and 16 to press against the shoulders of the animal with sufiicient force to prevent his attempt to crawl under the fence.

The lower end of the strand of material from which the yoke 6 is formed at one end of the side 8 is bent horizontally as at 17 forming the lower side of the yoke, while the opposite side 8 is coiled around the opposite end of the member 17 as shown at 18 thus providing a rigid yoke which after being slipped over the head of the animal 7 cannot be removed. The end of the member 17 adjacent the loop 18 is bent downwardly as at 19 in parallel relation to the side members 8 and then again horizontally as at 20 in parallel relation to the lower end 17 of the yoke for a distance substantially the width of the member, after which it is extended upwardly as at 21 in parallel relation to the portion 19 and coiled around the member 17 at its integral juncture to its adjacent side member 8 thus providing a rigid structure.

The ends of the coils 18 and 22 are bent inwardly providing sharpened prongs 23 while the members 17 and 20 are offset as at 24 and 25 for engagement with hooks 26 and 27. The hook 26 rests against the forward side of the member 20 and when the animal attempts to climb over a fence or the like the same will engage said fence forcing the lower end of the yoke inwardly and causing the prongs 23 to pierce the breast of the animal thus preventing his attempt to climb over the fence. Should the animal try to jump" the fence the hook 27 will engage the same forcing the prongs 23 into the animals chest and thereby preventing such jumping.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings it Will be manifest that a yoke for cattle or the like is provided which will fulfil all of the necessary requirements of such a device.

Having thus described the invention What is claimed is;

The combination in a yoke of a body portion comprising a pair of side members having their upper ends contracted producing a support and extending above said support, a rod pivoted to the extension of the yoke above the support and having a lower sharpened end, a loop connecting the said wardly directed prongs forming a guide for the pivoted rod, a lower end member connecting the opposite side members, and a second member spaced from the lower end member, rearwardly directed prongs extending from the yoke at the juncture of the side and lower end members, and hooks pivotally connected to anddepending from the lower end members and spaced therefrom.

In testimony whereof I afiiK my signature inthe presence of two Witnesses.

ALVIN L. SEDBROOK.

Witnesses:

Ann Bnnnnn, FRED "CARTER.

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